Aerial toy

ABSTRACT

An aerial vehicle is mounted on the head end of an arrow adapted to be shot from a bow.

Wnited States Patent [191 Boulanger Aug. 14, 1973 AERIAL TOY 2,732,6571/1956 Krautkramer 46/86 13 I751 Inventor: ,wgipfiw ns E n qJlL [73]Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

Inc" New York, NY a pan FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS interest1,236,097 6/1960 France 46/86 c [22] Filed: June 20, 1972 I PrimaryExaminer-Louis G. Mancene [2]] Appl' 264414 Assistant Examiner-Robert F.Cutting Att0mey--Daniel Jay Tick [52] US. Cl. 46/86, 273/1065 [51] Int.Cl A63h 33/20 [58] Field of Search 46/76, 79, 86 R, [57] ABSTRACT Anaerial vehicle 15 mounted on the head end of an 5 References Cited arrowadapted to be shot from a bow.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 2,439,989 4/1948Ruthven 273/1065 R AERIAL TOY DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The presentinvention relates to an aerial toy.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an aerial toy ofsimple structure which is easy to maintain and easy to utilize and whichprovides pleasure and enjoyment in use.

In order that the invention may be readily carried into effect, it willnow be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the aerial toy of theinvention in inactive condition;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of FIG. I in activecondition;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the aerial toy ofthe invention in flight;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram, partly in section, of another embodimentof the aerial toy of the invention in inactive condition; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of still another embodiment of the aerialtoy of the invention in inactive condition.

In the FIGS., the same components are identified by the same referencenumerals.

The aerial toy of the invention comprises an arrow 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2) or1' (FIG. 5) having a head end 2 (FIGS. I and 2) or 2' (FIG. 5) and ashaft 3 (FIGS. 1 and 2) or 3 (FIG. 5). The arrow 1 or 1 is adapted to beshot from a bow (not shown in the FIGS.).

An aerial vehicle such as, for example, a glider aircraft 4 of theembodiment of FIG. 3 or a parachute 5 of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and2, a parachute 5' of the embodiment of FIG. 4, or a parachute 5" of theembodiment of FIG. 5, is mounted on the arrow 1 or I at the head end 2or 2' thereof.

In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the glider aircraft 4 has a fuselage 6having a tail area 7. A bore 8 is formed in the tail area 7 of thefuselage 6 for accommodating the head end 2 of the arrow 1 (not shown inFIG. 3). A compression spring 9 is provided in the bore 8 in thefuselage 6 for forcing out the arrow when the aircraft 4 takes flight.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the parachute 5 has a canopy 11 anda plurality of shroud lines 12, and so on, affixed to the head end 2 ofthe arrow 1. A ring 13 is slidably mounted on the arrow 1. A tip 14 onthe head end 2 of the arrow 1 prevents the ring 13 from sliding off thearrow shaft 3.

The shroud lines 12, and so on, of the parachute 5 are affixed to thering 13 and the canopy ll of said parachute is draped over the head end2 of the arrow 1. The arrow is shot into the air by a bow in itsinactive condition of FIG. 1, and after the arrow reaches its maximumheight and loses its acceleration, the parachute 5 opens, as shown inFIG. 2, and the arrow floats to earth.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4, a housing 15 is affixed to the head end ofthe arrow (not shown in FIG. 4). The housing 15 has a chamber 16 formedtherein and opening out of said housing. The parachute 5' is housed inthe chamber 16 with its shroud lines 12', and so on, affixed to thehousing 15. A screen 17 keeps the parachute 5' in the chamber 16. Aweight 18 is provided to direct the floating of the parachute after itopens. The head end of the arrow fits into a socket 19 providedtherefor. A rib 21 maintains the socket 19 in position.

A nose cone 22 is loosely mounted over the opening of the chamber 16 inthe housing 15 to lessen the wind resistance during the acceleration ofthe arrow. A cord 23 ties the cone 22 to the housing 15 in a mannerwhereby the cone is removed by wind resistance upon the reaching of thepeak altitude of the arrow and sufficient cord is provided to permitsuch removal and to prevent the loss of the cone.

After the arrow reaches its zenith, the housing 15 separates therefromand the parachute 5 opens to permit the housing to float to earth.

In the embodiment of FIG. 5, a housing 24 is affixed to the head end 2of the arrow 1 The housing 24 comprises a tube open at both ends. Thetubular housing 24 is permanently affixed to the arrow 1 thereof. Aweight 25 is provided on the shaft 3' of the arrow 1 to direct theentire unit back to earth after the arrow reaches its maximum altitudeand the parachute 5" opens.

While the invention has been described by means of specific examples andin specific embodiments, I do not wish to be limited thereto, forobvious modifications will occur to those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. An aerial toy, comprising an arrow adapted to be shot from a how;

a parachute having a canopy and a plurality of shroud lines affixed tothe head end of the arrow; and

a housing affixed to the arrow at the head end thereof and having achamber formed therein and opening out of the housing, the parachutebeing housed in the chamber of the housing and the shroud lines of theparachute being afiixed to the housing.

2. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises atube open at both ends mounted on the head end of the arrow insubstantially coaxial relation with the shaft thereof.

3. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a nose coneloosely mounted over the opening of the chamber in the housing.

4. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 3, further comprising cord tyingthe nose cone to the housing in a manner whereby the cone is removed bywind resistance in flight and is kept in the vicinity of the housing bythe cord.

1. An aerial toy, comprising an arrow adapted to be shot from a bow; aparachute having a canopy and a plurality of shroud lines affixed to thehead end of the arrow; and a housing affixed to the arrow at the headend thereof and having a chamber formed therein and opening out of thehousing, the parachute being housed in the chamber of the housing andthe shroud lines of the parachute being affixed to the housing.
 2. Anaerial toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a tubeopen at both ends mounted on the head end of the arrow in substantiallycoaxial relation with the shaft thereof.
 3. An aerial toy as claimed inclaim 1, further comprising a nose cone loosely mounted over the openingof the chamber in the housing.
 4. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 3,further comprising cord tying the nose cone to the housing in a mannerwhereby the cone is removed by wind resistance in flight and is kept inthe vicinity of the housing by the cord.